With Christmas less than 10 days away, our resorts in Bali and Samui are teeming with guests and the sense of festive excitement is palpable, despite the tropical context. There’s cause to celebrate too, as the world cautiously emerges from recession. For our part, we’ve created an action packed festive season schedule both for Bali and Samui – we highlight just a few of the happenings in our lead feature this issue. We also celebrate the appointment of the two exciting new chefs, Simon Blaby and Andreas Hoffmann that will be leading the culinary charge in Bali with a special interview that seeks to discover just what drives the two of them. From food to exercise – find out why you’ll be raring to try out the 300-odd steps on our new limestone cliff trekking route to and from Nammos (no, seriously!). We’re also proud to be sponsoring the England Rugby Sevens team once again – lucky guests who find themselves staying at our resorts at the same time will be able to get up close and personal with some of the game’s biggest stars.
Elsewhere, Karma chairman has been serving up some inspiration, both to his peers and the Karma team, the K-boutique continues its expansion, turning its attention to the little ones and Karma Spa continues to establish itself as the most holistic and complete spa brands in the region…
On behalf of myself and all of the Karma community, I’d like to wish you a very happy Christmas and a most fulfilling New Year.
Esperanca Patricio
Group Administration Director, South East Asia
General Manager, Karma Jimbaran
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Karma has been busily preparing a veritable kaleidoscope of entertainment, activities and indulgence this festive season – in fact, the 2009/10 transition is so action packed, we’ve had to tack on six extra days to the traditional 12 just to fit everything in. Last edition, we summarised all 18 days – now we focus on some of the highlights, starting with arguably the most important elements, food and drink...!
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With two new culinary masterminds installed at our Kandara and Jimbaran resorts, we thought it was a good opportunity to get two culinary perspectives side by side. We introduced them to you briefly in the last edition of Karma Chronicles. Now here they are in their own words...
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Many of those close to Karma will be aware that we have a certain penchant for the noble sport of Rugby Union – an enthusiasm that is reflected in a wide range of high profile ties with the game. As reported in previous editions of Karma Chronicles, international caps including legendary Australian centre Tim Horan are among Karma’s ambassadors and Karma is a key sponsor of burgeoning Perth rugby team Western Forces. And then there’s the England 7’s team...
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The rock steps at Karma Kandara that are carved into the limestone cliff have the advantage of leading to heaven whether you’re heading up or down them. And we’re about to make the journey just as fun as the destination...
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The journey is the destination, as the saying goes – that’s why the Karma bodyworkers are constantly learning and improving their already considerable therapeutic skills (their hybrid techniques incorporate a range of modalities from traditional Balinese massage, to acupressure to Reiki). December sees them working with Bali’s most highly regarded massage therapy and training brand. Those looking to make some serious fitness resolutions next year will be pleased to hear that Janine “Powerhouse” Parry will be back at Karma Kandara to kick start the 2010 routine...
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The K-Boutique brand continues to go from strength to strength, delivering an ever-widening variety of high quality products in the realms of fashion, jewellery, home ware and more. Here, we look at two new brands that recently joined the K-Boutique fold...
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This edition two very different celebrities made an appearance at our Bali resorts – the daredevil and the artisan...
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In the news section this edition, Karma chairman has been especially busy, both sharing his knowledge as an inspirational speaker and absorbing information gleaned from all of the Karma staff. And the Karma Jimbaran team have been keeping things spick and span, not only in the resort grounds either...
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Elle Indonesia gave Karma Spa at Kandara a glowing review in their Hot Spa section, while Australian wedding magazine Bride to Be picked out Kandara as one of its top honeymoon spots...
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Fit for presidents and pop stars (both have been guests), Villa 34 is one of south east Asia’s most exclusive properties…plus our Best of Karma offer takes you a little deeper into the magic of Bali...
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In the next edition of Karma Chronicles, we’ll be introducing a new and exciting way to become a Karma owner – one that offers added value, both for your wallet and for your lifestyle...
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